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Early Problems as Trump's Signature Veterans' Health Plan Rolls Out
WASHINGTON — A health program for veterans that President Donald Trump heralds as a triumphant success is struggling to make its network of doctors as large as required to meet an aggressive expansion of care outside the Department of Veterans Affairs health facilities, officials said. The company managing the new program in a majority of the states said it would probably need millions of dollars more to meet the plan’s coverage goals.
A Post-9/11 Veteran as President? Pete Buttigieg Makes His Case
The last time a Democratic presidential nominee was trying to unseat a Republican incumbent, he arrived at the podium at the Democratic National Convention to tout his military service, his strongest credential: “I’m John Kerry and I’m reporting for duty.”
A View Outside the Wire Lifts Buttigieg Onstage
The last time a Democratic presidential nominee was trying to unseat a Republican incumbent, he arrived at the podium at the Democratic National Convention to tout his military service, his strongest credential: “I’m John Kerry and I’m reporting for duty.”
Is Arizona Shifting on Gun Control? Senate Race May Offer an Answer
PHOENIX — Mark Kelly, a former astronaut turned Democratic Senate candidate, checked off the policy issues he expects to focus on as he campaigns to unseat the Republican Sen. Martha McSally here: energy, health care, education and a strong national defense, in that order.
Woman Trying to End Sexual Assault at VA Centers Says She Is Attacked in One
WASHINGTON — A senior policy adviser on female veterans issues for the House said she was assaulted last week at the VA Medical Center in Washington by a man who slammed his body against hers and then pressed himself against her in the center’s cafe.
Program to Prevent Veterans Suicide Earns Bipartisan Support
PHOENIX — Gloribel Ramos sunk slightly under the weight of her 32-pound body armor and gingerly gripped a plastic facsimile of an M4 rifle as she prepared to watch a video of a roadside bomb detonated in Iraq, all so she could better understand the experience of war and its impact on people who have fought in one.
Is the Senate Really Not 'Good Enough'?
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Treated Like a 'Piece of Meat': Female Veterans Endure Harassment at the VA
Corey Foster spent her Army career caring for wounded troops, both as a flight medic in the Iraq War and at Walter Reed hospital, so she looked forward to one of the most celebrated benefits of military service — health care for life from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Then she walked through the door at a VA medical center in Temple, Texas.
Treated Like a 'Piece of Meat': Female Veterans Endure Harassment at the VA
Corey Foster spent her Army career caring for wounded troops, both as a flight medic in the Iraq War and at Walter Reed hospital, so she looked forward to one of the most celebrated benefits of military service — health care for life from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Then she walked through the door at a VA medical center in Temple, Texas.
Treated Like a 'Piece of Meat': Female Veterans Endure Harassment at the VA
Corey Foster spent her Army career caring for wounded troops, both as a flight medic in the Iraq War and at Walter Reed hospital, so she looked forward to one of the most celebrated benefits of military service — health care for life from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Then she walked through the door at a VA medical center in Temple, Texas.Treated Like a 'Piece of Meat': Female Veterans Endure Harassment at the VA
Corey Foster spent her Army career caring for wounded troops, both as a flight medic in the Iraq War and at Walter Reed hospital, so she looked forward to one of the most celebrated benefits of military service — health care for life from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Then she walked through the door at a VA medical center in Temple, Texas.
Veterans' Groups Compete With Each Other, and Struggle With the VA
WASHINGTON — For generations, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts have been as integral to American political culture as pancake breakfasts, town squares and state fairs. In advocating for veterans — among the country’s most revered and coveted voters — the groups have wielded unquestioned power on Capitol Hill and inside the White House.
Veterans' Groups Compete With Each Other, and Struggle With the VA
WASHINGTON — For generations, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts have been as integral to American political culture as pancake breakfasts, town squares and state fairs. In advocating for veterans — among the country’s most revered and coveted voters — the groups have wielded unquestioned power on Capitol Hill and inside the White House.
2019 belongs to Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm stares out from the side of a dozen coffee mugs these days, her epochal glasses, brocade dresses and distinct crown of curls recognizable trademarks of the most regenerative political figure in modern American culture.
Women and minorities make gains if they opt to run, a study shows
The research found that in large part, women and people of color in 2018 were as likely to win their elections as white men, once they were on the ballot.
Treated like a 'piece of meat': Female veterans endure harassment at the VA
“You felt like you were a piece of meat,” said Foster, 34, who retired as a sergeant.
When 'your commanding officer is your breath'
To casual observers of either military service or the practice of yoga, the path from Oorah to Om may not seem obvious.
